Art of the Boot

Art of the Boot
Author: Tyler Beard
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2006
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781423600268

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An incredible look at the artistry happening in boot manufacturing over the last twenty years. With more than 25,000 copies sold in hardcover, "Art of the Boot" is a must-have guide to the artisans and manufacturers of America's classic footwear. Its features: excellent detail shots; a guide to some of today's finest bootmakers; a comprehensive resource guide; and, an excellent reference for designing your own pair of custom boots. It is "A glossy coffee-table book for the true bootist."

The Art of Boot and Shoe Making

The Art of Boot and Shoe Making
Author: John Bedford Leno
Publisher: Ravenio Books
Total Pages: 284
Release: 1895
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN:

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This 1885 classic by John Bedford Leno (1826–94) includes over 100 diagrams and illustrations inside the following chapters: 1. Historical 2. The Anatomy of the Foot 3. The Foot:—Its Ailments, and Their Remedies 4. Measurement 5. Lasts 6. Fitting Up the Last 7. Choice and Purchase of Materials 8. Cutting Out 9. Fitting and Closing 10. Boot and Shoemaking: Men’s Work 11. Boot and Shoemaking: Women’s Work 12. Leggings and Gaiters 13. Mending 14. Furring 15. Bows and Rosettes 16. Boot and Shoe Armour: Tips, Plates, and Nails 17. Kit-Cutting 18. Sharpening Knives and Awls 19. Special Operations 20. Boot and Shoe Machines 2.1 Leather Cutting, Splitting, and Rolling Machines 22. Machines Employed for Preparatory Processes—Upper Splitting and Skiving 23. Upper Closing and Sole Attaching Machines 24. Machines for Building, Moulding, Attaching, Breasting, and Finishing Heels 25. Machines Used for Levelling Seams of Uppers, Edge Setting, and Levelling and Buffing Bottoms 26. Useful Receipts for Shoemakers 27. Conclusion

100 Years of Western Wear

100 Years of Western Wear
Author: Tyler Beard
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Total Pages: 170
Release: 1993
Genre: Clothing and dress
ISBN: 9780879055912

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Author examines how function inspired what cowboys and cowgirls wore out West and East from 1890 to the 1990s.

Cowboy Boots

Cowboy Boots
Author: Jennifer June
Publisher: Rizzoli Universe Promotional Books
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2010-03-23
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9780789320490

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An homage to the beloved and ubiquitous American icon, written by the country’s leading expert on cowboy boots past and present. Jennifer June, a custom cowboy boot maker, takes the reader through the diverse history of the boot, from the early days prior to 1930 to the modern twists on traditional styles popular a century down the line. Cowboy boots are the most emblematic of American fashion icons, repositories of western tradition and symbols of the strength and endurance of true American style. In recent times, cowboy boots have become permanent fixtures of the fashion world and of Hollywood westerns. Beautifully illustrated, this book presents the definitive perspective on the changing roles and various styles of the most enduring American footwear.

The Christmas Boot

The Christmas Boot
Author: Lisa Wheeler
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2016-10-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0803741340

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In the spirit of Christmas classics The Polar Express and The Night Before Christmas comes a holiday tale about the magic of Santa, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Jerry Pinkney Lonely Hannah is delighted to discover a warm black boot as she gathers kindling in the forest. A poor woman, she doesn't have proper shoes on her cold feet. "Glory be! I only wish I had your mate," she says to the boot, and the next morning, to her great surprise, there is not just one boot but two sitting by her bed! More wishes bring even better gifts—but the best is still to come: A visitor arrives at her door—a man with a big white beard, wearing a red suit and only one boot. Who could this magical visitor be? Santa Claus, of course! And he has one more surprise in store for Hannah: She wakes up the next morning to find a new puppy waiting for her!

Red Rubber Boot Day

Red Rubber Boot Day
Author: Mary Lyn Ray
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2005-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780152053987

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A child describes all the things there are to do on a rainy day.

Bottom of Da Boot

Bottom of Da Boot
Author: Kael Alford
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780979937910

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Bottom of da Boot focuses on the people and places of the disappearing communities of Isle de Jean Charles and Pointe-aux-Chenes on Louisiana's fragile coastline. With photographs taken between 2005 and 2011, Kael Alford documents the lives of the people living in their eroding environment, as they honor the legacy of their Native American and French lineage.

100 Boots

100 Boots
Author: Eleanor Antin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-03-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9781933382593

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A reproduction of the famed 100 Books postcard series.

The Old Boot

The Old Boot
Author: Chris Baines
Publisher:
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2000
Genre: Animals
ISBN: 9780711214828

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Part of an accessible series of young ecology books, introducing young children to their environment, this title lets them find out what happens when someone throws away a boot, which becomes the home for a whole variety of creatures.